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dugout vs shelter

shelter vs dugout

dugout and shelter both are nouns.

dugout is not a verb while shelter is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dugout Yes No No No
shelter Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shelter is a hypernym of dugout; that is, shelter is a word with a broader meaning than dugout:
  • dugout: either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
As nouns, shelter is a hypernym of dugout; that is, shelter is a word with a broader meaning than dugout:
  • dugout: a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside.
  • shelter: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
Other hypernyms of dugout include abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home.
dugout (noun) shelter (noun)
a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game protective covering that provides protection from the weather
a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression dug into the ground; can be fully recessed into the earth, with a flat roof covered by ground, semi-recessed, with a constructed wood or sod roof standing out, or dug into a hillside. a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
the condition of being protected
dugout (verb) shelter (verb)
invest (money) so that it is not taxable
provide shelter for
Difference between dugout and shelter

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